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Brown Bear Spring Cub Rides Mom's Back

Brown Bear (Ursus arctos) spring cub rides its mother's back after she crosses a slew. The cub's sibling didn't make it on mom's back until later in the week. Lake Clark National Park, Alaska.

 

Chosen as "Pic of the Day" by photo editors for National Geographic's The Great Nature Project, on Wednesday, August 14, 2013.

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Uploaded on July 1, 2013
Taken on June 21, 2013